Single- And joint-population analyses of two experimental pig crosses to confirm quantitative trait loci on Sus scrofa chromosome 6 and leptin receptor effects on fatness and growth traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 459-468

  Munoz G ^a   Ovilo, C ^a   Sillo L ^a   Tomas A ^b   Noguera, J L ^c   Rodriguez M C ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Backfat thickness; Body weight; Joint analysis; Leptin receptor; Pig; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SUS SCROFA;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 62249108738     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1127     Document Type: Article

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